Thursday, December 08, 2016

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Officials have estimated that the state suffered as much as $8.7
billion in damage from the historic floods that hit south Louisiana in
August and north Louisiana in the spring, and FEMA has estimated nearly
188,000 structures, mostly homes, were flooded in August alone.

"If
additional needs are identified, then that's something we can have a
conversation about in the months ahead," Scalise said about future
efforts to secure more money.

The White House had asked Congress
to sign off on a $3.15 billion disaster aid package for Louisiana and
states affected by Hurricane Matthew by the end of the year.

Edwards,
who has made several trips to Washington in recent weeks to lobby for
flood aid, requested nearly $4 billion in additional funding for
Louisiana alone.